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Nonprofit Blog Carnival: Personal Productivity Tips for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. I particularly like the “Heat Chart” where you color code priority tasks.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. It’s how my brain works.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000. If you don’t believe that phone calls make a difference, that story should change your mind. .

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[VIDEO] How to Talk about Legacy Giving Without Seeming Creepy

Bloomerang

And let’s see if we can get your slides going here, if you don’t mind sharing again. And again, this idea that death is as natural as birth, it’s inevitable sooner or later, we’re all hoping for later, of course, but, at times in life, it’s more top of mind. So, Claire, I will pipe down here. Here we go.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . We’re going to do a little intro. . no, no, no.

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[VIDEO] Why You Should Ditch The Way You’ve Been Doing Strategic Planning

Bloomerang

I’d love to know, what is your role at your organization right now, and what comes to mind when you think about strategic planning? So we actually draw our strategic plans, our impact strategies, as mind maps. They are not documents, there is no fancy graphic design, they are mind maps. It’s hard.”

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. People love to see like the run charts or, you know, the circle getting filled in. Those meetings will stick around on their calendar. You read my mind exactly, Jennifer. We don’t mind. Be nice to your people. They’re learning something new.